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2018 NFL Draft: New York Giants 7-round mock draft 1.0

By Henry Buggy

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell speaks during the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell speaks during the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images) /
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Second-Round – Ohio State C Billy Price

LINCOLN, NE – OCTOBER 14: Offensive lineman Billy Price #54 of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks over the line against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE – OCTOBER 14: Offensive lineman Billy Price #54 of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks over the line against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /

The Giants have some significant decisions to make along the offensive line, including whether to re-sign Justin Pugh or Richburg. In this mock draft, it’s assumed Big Blue is able to re-sign Pugh but loses Richburg in free agency.

While New York’s backup center Brett Jones is a restricted free agent this offseason, the Giants would be foolish to pass on Price if available at the start of the second-round.

Ohio State’s 6-foot-4, 312-pound center is considered the best prospect at his position. NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah wrote that Price is “one of the best center prospects I’ve seen in the past decade.”

Bleacher Report draft analyst Matt Miller lists the Buckeyes center as the 29th best prospect regardless of position on his most recent Big Board.

While offensive tackles, quarterbacks, defensive backs, and pass rushers tend to fly off the boards in the early rounds, only two centers have been taken in the first-round of the past three drafts.

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